"Mugged by reality in Iraq, a prominent neocon breaks with his ideological allies, counseling greater respect for supranational institutions. Having shed the 'neoconservative' tag, he pithily declares himself a 'realistic Wilsonian.'"

"Militant Islamists, this Lebanese Christian author argues, are truly authoritarian, but their rising profile may have the ironic effect of opening the door to pluralism and transparency in the Muslim world."

"Two foreign-policy hands with divergent politics make common cause to argue against the messianic excesses of current U.S. foreign policy. Lieven and Hulsman are passionate in their sobriety and remarkably concrete about the steps to be taken."